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“The entire process is a farce … there is no independent legal or judicial system in China, it’s all under the control of the Chinese Communist Party,” Mr Jennings told Sky News host Sharri Markson. “Really what we have here with Cheng Lei is a form of hostage diplomacy, our government’s options are really very limited.”
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